CVE-2018-19638
User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar
LOW
2.2
CVSS Score
Published: March 5, 2019 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSupportutilsSupportutils
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Severity
LOW2.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.1-5.7.1
Affected range stops below 3.1-5.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.1-5.7.1
Affected range stops below 3.1-5.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.htmlCVSS
2.2LOWmicrofocus
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-377CWE-59
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